tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20770938266249228692017-09-26T06:10:26.704-04:00The Night Owl ActivistI'm a freelance writer, grad student, and night owl. I share weekly actions anyone can take to fight back against 45's administration. Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/nightowlactivst">@nightowlactivst</a> Member of the Action Alliance: <a href="http://www.actionalliance.co">actionalliance.co</a>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-31627346927952549632017-07-11T02:53:00.002-04:002017-07-11T02:53:27.082-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of July 11th, 2017Hey everyone! Sorry I've been absent the last couple of weeks. I've had a lot going on, and my blog just totally fell off my radar. I need to take some time off, probably for the rest of the summer. I'll still be resisting in my local area, and I hope you will, too.<br /><br />In the meantime, please visit the following websites for more daily and weekly actions you can take to resist 45:<br /><ul><li><b>WhatDoIDoAboutTrump.com</b> - An aggregate of Resistance actions from a variety of call-to-action websites: <a href="http://whatdoidoabouttrump.com/" target="_blank">http://whatdoidoabouttrump.com/</a></li><li><b>Action Alliance</b> - A collaboration of Resistance call-to-action websites and apps, of which I'm a member:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.actionalliance.co/" target="_blank">https://www.actionalliance.co/</a></li><li><b>WTF Just Happened Today</b> - Daily news snippets that help you keep up with 45's agenda:&nbsp;<a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/" target="_blank">https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/</a></li></ul>For this week, please see my last post for information on how you can help stop the Senate bill to repeal the ACA. We won a battle by getting the vote postponed, but the war's not over. It's very important that we keep up the fight to protect our healthcare until the bill is officially dead:<br /><a href="http://www.thenightowlactivist.com/2017/06/weekly-actions-for-week-of-june-19th.html" target="_blank">http://www.thenightowlactivist.com/2017/06/weekly-actions-for-week-of-june-19th.html</a><br /><br />Also, on July 15th, in cities across the country, Refuse Fascism is holding events to protest the 45 administration. The one here in Philly is actually pretty late in the day, so I plan to stop by. Learn more and find an event near you here:<br /><a href="https://refusefascism.org/2017/06/09/july-15-2017-in-cities-across-the-country-demonstrate/" target="_blank">https://refusefascism.org/2017/06/09/july-15-2017-in-cities-across-the-country-demonstrate/</a><br /><br />I hope to get back to posting weekly in September. Keep up The Resistance!<br /><br />Jen Heller Meservey<br />The Night Owl ActivistJen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-38669517553565799272017-06-19T03:09:00.000-04:002017-06-20T03:33:23.069-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of June 19th, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-3bWw99WMc/WUjPP4BGKfI/AAAAAAAAK6g/kCJzVp-rtosCRW7z61E2ZdVnX4y2-IFtgCLcBGAs/s1600/obamacarevstrumpcare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-3bWw99WMc/WUjPP4BGKfI/AAAAAAAAK6g/kCJzVp-rtosCRW7z61E2ZdVnX4y2-IFtgCLcBGAs/s400/obamacarevstrumpcare.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><u>RED ALERT - SAVE OUR HEALTHCARE!</u></span></b><br /><br />As I type this, Senate Democrats are holding the floor in an attempt to stop the Republican healthcare bill (also known as "Trumpcare"). 13 Republican senators are working on this bill in secret, and they're planning to try to pass it without any public hearings, committee reviews, or amendments. Senate Democrats have pledged to withhold consent on any Senate requests except for honorary resolutions.<br /><br />This week, I have only one action for you: Get on the phone. Call your senators' offices every day. If you can't get through, call again, or use the <a href="http://www.takeastance.us/" target="_blank">Stance</a> app to automatically send a voicemail when call volume is low. You can also use <a href="https://resistbot.io/" target="_blank">Resistbot</a> or <a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php" target="_blank">FaxZero</a> to send a free fax.<br /><br />Find your senators' contact information here: <a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/" target="_blank">https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/</a><br /><br />Use the scripts below from Indivisible, and make sure you share your personal story of why the Affordable Care Act and/or Medicaid are important to you.<br /><ul><li>For Republican senators:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/stop-trumpcare-senate-call-script/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/stop-trumpcare-senate-call-script/</a></li><li>For Democratic senators:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/withholding-consent-filibuster-amendment-call-script/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/withholding-consent-filibuster-amendment-call-script/</a></li></ul>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-62771954650151087802017-06-12T03:12:00.000-04:002017-06-13T04:51:01.180-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of June 12th, 2017<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="714" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--ULcFs4Jal0/WT-j-ZZ6bsI/AAAAAAAAK6A/n8HPiLRkaYQGSHysq1-Pa8PIqqMIT1Z0ACLcB/s400/me-impeach-trump.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="296" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with my sign I made for a rally against 45's corruption<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: red;"><u>RED ALERT! HEALTHCARE UNDER ATTACK (AGAIN)!</u></span></b><br /><br /><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>So, last week, I said it was looking like the GOP's healthcare bill might be dead in the water. Well, this week, that's all out the window. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suddenly started pressuring Republican senators to come up with a new healthcare bill by the end of June so that they can vote on it before the July 4th recess. Not only that, but they're trying to get this bill passed without any hearings, committee markups, or amendments, and without sharing it with the public. They want to take away our healthcare behind closed doors before we even know what hit us. <i>We can't let that happen.</i><br /><br /><i><b>All hands on deck! This is not a drill!</b>&nbsp;</i>Word on the virtual street is that members of Congress (MoC) have reported quiet phone lines lately. We can't let that happen either! It's time to get on the phones, send emails and faxes, visit our senators, attend their events, camp out outside their offices, whatever we have to do to stop this bill from being passed. If it's anything like the AHCA (which it most likely will be), it will cause at least 23 million Americans to lose their health insurance, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.<br /><br /><b>What you can do: </b>Use the following links to get informed, contact your senators, and tell them to leave the Affordable Care Act (ACA) alone. Check out <a href="http://www.thenightowlactivist.com/2017/05/my-favorite-tools-for-resistance.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Tools for the Resistance</a> for easy ways to find information and send voicemails, faxes and emails.<br /><ul><li><b>Trumpcare Tool Kits: </b>Use these tool kits to learn more about current threats to healthcare and take action:</li><ul><li>From Civic Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.civicaction.com/co/trumpcare-senate" target="_blank">https://act.civicaction.com/co/trumpcare-senate</a></li><li>From Center for American Progress Action Fund:&nbsp;<a href="https://trumpcaretoolkit.org/" target="_blank">https://trumpcaretoolkit.org/</a></li><li>From Indivisible:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/stop-trumpcare-june-action-plan/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/stop-trumpcare-june-action-plan/</a></li></ul><li><b>Call Tools and Scripts:</b></li><ul><li>From The Loyal Opposition:<br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-6th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-6th-2017/</a></li><li>From Planned Parenthood:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.istandwithpp.org/call" target="_blank">https://www.istandwithpp.org/call</a></li><li>From 2 Hours a Week:<br /><a href="http://mailchi.mp/2hoursaweek/action-154-returning-to-no-healthcare" target="_blank">http://mailchi.mp/2hoursaweek/action-154-returning-to-no-healthcare</a></li><li>From Organizing for Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/keep-speaking-out/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/keep-speaking-out/</a></li></ul><li><b>Events:</b></li><ul><li><b>June 14th - National Senate Call-In Day: </b>Indivisible has declared Wednesday, June 14th, National Senate Call-in Day. That's the day that everyone should be on the phones, calling our senators and telling them to reject the new healthcare bill and leave the ACA alone. RSVP for the event here:<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/299962593763978/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/299962593763978/</a></li><li><b>June 15th - National Healthcare Human Right Call: </b>On Thursday, June 15th, at 9pm ET/6pm PT, People Demanding Action is holding a conference call to discuss their plans to help protect our healthcare. RSVP for the call here:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/june-healthcare-human-right-national-call" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/events/june-healthcare-human-right-national-call</a></li></ul><li><b>Letter to the Editor: </b>Use this tool to send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and share why the ACA is important to you:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/get-involved/lte/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/get-involved/lte/</a></li><li><b>Send a Video: </b>Use this tool to record a video about why the ACA is important to you and send it to your senators:&nbsp;<a href="https://tellyourreps.com/trumpcare/" target="_blank">https://tellyourreps.com/trumpcare/</a></li><li><b>Email Forms:</b></li><ul><li>From the Alzheimer's Association:<br /><a href="https://act.alz.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=1990" target="_blank">https://act.alz.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=1990</a></li><li>From Planned Parenthood:<br /><a href="https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=21824" target="_blank">https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=21824</a></li></ul><li><b>Petitions:</b></li><ul><li>From a group of senators, representatives, and organizations:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/stopthebill" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/stopthebill</a></li><li>From Senator Elizabeth Warren:&nbsp;<a href="http://my.elizabethwarren.com/page/s/notrumpcare" target="_blank">http://my.elizabethwarren.com/page/s/notrumpcare</a></li><li>From Senator Richard Blumenthal:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/blumenthal-birth-control-mandate" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/blumenthal-birth-control-mandate</a></li><li>From Senator Debbie Stabenow:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.myngp.com/Forms/5804144362527262720" target="_blank">https://act.myngp.com/Forms/5804144362527262720</a></li><li>From Senator Ed Markey:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.edmarkey.com/landing/e170612/" target="_blank">http://www.edmarkey.com/landing/e170612/</a></li><li>From Emily's List:<br /><a href="https://secure.emilyslist.org/page/s/20170605_email_TrumpContraceptionSO" target="_blank">https://secure.emilyslist.org/page/s/20170605_email_TrumpContraceptionSO</a></li><li>From MomsRising:<br /><a href="http://action.momsrising.org/sign/Healthcare_petition_medicaid_June6/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/sign/Healthcare_petition_medicaid_June6/</a>&nbsp;and<br /><a href="http://action.momsrising.org/sign/McConnell_healthcare/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/sign/McConnell_healthcare/</a></li><li>From Other98:<br /><a href="https://other98action.org/win-universal-healthcare-way-won-gay-marriage-legal-weed/" target="_blank">https://other98action.org/win-universal-healthcare-way-won-gay-marriage-legal-weed/</a></li><li>From AFL-CIO and Americans for Tax Fairness:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-the-senate-dont-take-away-our-health-care-5" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-the-senate-dont-take-away-our-health-care-5</a></li><li>From NARAL Pro-Choice America:<br /><a href="http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/sign/show-us-bill/" target="_blank">http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/sign/show-us-bill/</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Collusion + Obstruction&nbsp;+ Emoluments = IMPEACHMENT!</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>The big news last week was former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he stated that 45 told him to make the Russian investigation go away. A former Watergate prosecutor said that this is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case against 45. Tomorrow, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify in a public hearing. Rumors are going around that 45 plans to fire Robert Mueller, who was recently appointed as special counsel in the investigation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday, the attorneys general of D.C. and Maryland filed a lawsuit against 45 for violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution by accepting payments and benefits from foreign governments. All of this, along with the distinct possibility that 45 colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, may be sufficient cause for impeachment charges. Yeah, that's right. It's time to start calling for impeachment (unless you're like me and you've been calling for it from day one).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do: </b>Use the following links to contact your MoC and demand that they hold 45 accountable.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Emoluments Clauses:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-7th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-7th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/trumplawsuit" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/trumplawsuit</a></li></ul><b>Impeachment:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Call your representative:</b><br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-9th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-9th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Join the nationwide Impeachment March on July 2nd:</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.impeachmentmarch.org/" target="_blank">http://www.impeachmentmarch.org/</a></li></ul><b>Russia Investigation:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Email your MoC:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://countryoverparty.cc/" target="_blank">https://countryoverparty.cc/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition:</b></li><ul><li>From Senator Dick Durbin:<br /><a href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/demand-an-independent-commission" target="_blank">http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/demand-an-independent-commission</a>&nbsp;and<br /><a href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/demand-trump-testify" target="_blank">http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/demand-trump-testify</a></li><li>From Senator Chris Murphy:<br /><a href="http://action.chrismurphy.com/page/s/comey-testimony" target="_blank">http://action.chrismurphy.com/page/s/comey-testimony</a></li><li>From Senator Martin Heinrich:<br /><a href="http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/demand-the-truth" target="_blank">http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/demand-the-truth</a></li><li>From Senator Cory Booker:<br /><a href="http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/demand-the-truth" target="_blank">http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/demand-the-truth</a></li><li>From Free Speech for the People:<br /><a href="http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/investigate-any-illegal-political-spending-russian/" target="_blank">http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/investigate-any-illegal-political-spending-russian/</a></li><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/no_trump_fbi_director" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/no_trump_fbi_director</a></li><li>From MomsRising:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.momsrising.org/sign/Comey_IndCommission/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/sign/Comey_IndCommission/</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Net Neutrality</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on:</b> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has a plan to kill net neutrality by allowing Internet service providers to block web pages, slow down their competitors' Internet traffic, and create online fast lanes by charging tech giants for faster delivery of music, movies, TV shows, and other streaming content. The FCC is currently accepting public comments on the plan.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/?call=1" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/?call=1</a></li><li><b>Leave a public comment for the FCC:</b></li><ul><li>From Organizing for Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/protect-net-neutrality/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/protect-net-neutrality/</a></li><li>From Freepress:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.freepress.net/letter/internet_fcc_nprm_nn_2017/" target="_blank">http://act.freepress.net/letter/internet_fcc_nprm_nn_2017/</a></li></ul><li><b>Join the Internet-Wide Day of Action on July 12th: </b>Several organizations and tech companies have come together to declare an Internet-Wide Day of Action on on July 12th. Sign up here to learn more and join in:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition:&nbsp;</b><a href="https://secure.314action.org/page/s/stand-up-to-save-net-neutrality" target="_blank">https://secure.314action.org/page/s/stand-up-to-save-net-neutrality</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-51390081895532082852017-06-05T03:39:00.000-04:002017-06-06T04:36:08.464-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of June 5th, 2017<b><u>Paris Climate Agreement</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>Last week, 45 pulled the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, an agreement between several countries to take efforts to combat climate change. Since then, many U.S. mayors, governors, and attorney generals have announced that they will continue to support the efforts of the agreement despite 45's decision.<br /><br /><b>What you can do:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Call your governor. </b>Use one of the following links to see if your governor has announced their support of the Paris Climate Agreement, and if not, give them a call to let them know you support it:</li><ul><li>From 5 Calls:&nbsp;<a href="https://5calls.org/issue/recCfiQl5iqBu2tDh" target="_blank">https://5calls.org/issue/recCfiQl5iqBu2tDh</a></li><li>From Wall-of-us:<br /><a href="https://www.wallofus.org/posts/119/ask-your-governors-to-school-trump-on-climate-leadership" target="_blank">https://www.wallofus.org/posts/119/ask-your-governors-to-school-trump-on-climate-leadership</a></li></ul><li><b>Email your elected officials. </b>Use the following links to email you governor and members of Congress (MoC) and tell them that you support the Paris Climate Agreement:</li><ul><li>Email your governor:<br /><a href="https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/wptUQtkf_kiO4yHnjMbL6g2" target="_blank">https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/wptUQtkf_kiO4yHnjMbL6g2</a></li><li>Email your MoC:&nbsp;<a href="http://support.edf.org/site/R?i=VraaGbuw4oYEukzfb5yAIg" target="_blank">http://support.edf.org/site/R?i=VraaGbuw4oYEukzfb5yAIg</a></li></ul><li><b>Join a Facebook Live event. </b>Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6th, at 4pm ET/1pm PT, 314 Action is holding a Facebook Live discussion to answer your questions about the Paris Climate Agreement. Sign up to get a reminder when the event begins here:<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/314Action/videos/781678785347858/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/314Action/videos/781678785347858/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions opposing 45's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement:</li><ul><li>From Senator Elizabeth Warren:&nbsp;<a href="http://my.elizabethwarren.com/page/s/parisagreement" target="_blank">http://my.elizabethwarren.com/page/s/parisagreement</a></li><li>From Senator Dick Durbin:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/climate-change" target="_blank">http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/climate-change</a></li><li>From Senator Debbie Stabenow:<br /><a href="https://act.myngp.com/el/-2654784432635508736/7198022740849592320" target="_blank">https://act.myngp.com/el/-2654784432635508736/7198022740849592320</a></li><li>From Senator Kamala Harris:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/paris-agreement" target="_blank">http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/paris-agreement</a></li><li>From Senator Ed Markey:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.edmarkey.com/landing/e170602/" target="_blank">http://www.edmarkey.com/landing/e170602/</a></li><li>From Senator Patty Murray:<br /><a href="https://www.pattymurray.com/act/support-the-paris-climate-deal" target="_blank">https://www.pattymurray.com/act/support-the-paris-climate-deal</a></li><li>From 314 Action:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sign.paris/act/" target="_blank">http://www.sign.paris/act/</a></li><li>From the League of Conservation Voters:&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2rZfvOV" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2rZfvOV</a></li><li>From the Sierra Club:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0079943" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0079943</a></li><li>From MoveOn.org:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/we-the-people-sign-onto" target="_blank">https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/we-the-people-sign-onto</a></li><li>From Climate Parents:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/ClimateParents?actionId=AR0080046" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/ClimateParents?actionId=AR0080046</a></li><li>From Daily Kos:<br /><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-i-want-my-state-and-city-to-join-the-paris-climate-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-i-want-my-state-and-city-to-join-the-paris-climate-agreement</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Russia</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>On Saturday, thousands of Americans in over 130 cities joined the March for Truth to demand an independent investigation into 45's ties to Russia and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Today, a top-secret NSA report revealed that Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier last year, sending spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before the election.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC. </b>Use the following link to call your MoC and urge them to support legislation that would establish an independent commission to investigate Russia's role in the 2016 election:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-5th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-june-5th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions demanding a fair, impartial investigation by an independent commission:</li><ul><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/FEC_Russia" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/FEC_Russia</a></li><li>From Stand Up America:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.standupamerica.com/page/s/demand-an-independent-investigation" target="_blank">http://act.standupamerica.com/page/s/demand-an-independent-investigation</a></li><li>From Common Defense:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/investigate-trump" target="_blank">http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/investigate-trump</a></li><li>From People for the American Way:&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2rpGNNH" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2rpGNNH</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Healthcare</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>Last week, Republican Senator Richard Burr said in an interview that it's "unlikely" that the Senate will come up with a healthcare plan this year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McMconnel stated that he doesn't know how the Senate would be able to get the 51 votes required to pass a healthcare bill. Today, leaked information revealed a 45 administration plan that would allow employers to remove birth control coverage from insurance plans.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your senators. </b>Use the following link to call your senators and tell them to leave the ACA alone:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/keep-speaking-out/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/keep-speaking-out/</a></li><li><b>Email your senators.&nbsp;</b>Use the following link to email your senators and tell them to reject any plan that includes cuts or caps to Medicaid:<br /><a href="http://www.capwiz.com/easterseals/issues/alert/?alertid=77659626" target="_blank">http://www.capwiz.com/easterseals/issues/alert/?alertid=77659626</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition against a future Senate healthcare plan. </b>Sign the following petition to tell the Senate to give up on repealing the ACA and proposing a new healthcare plan:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/cmc-healthcare-bill" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/cmc-healthcare-bill</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition against removing birth control from insurance plans. </b>Sign the following petitions opposing the leaked birth control coverage plan:</li><ul><li>From UltraViolet:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/trump_birth_control/" target="_blank">https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/trump_birth_control/</a></li><li>From NARAL Pro-Choice America:<br /><a href="http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/sign/170601_trump-bc/" target="_blank">http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/sign/170601_trump-bc/</a></li></ul></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-43195340335884326412017-05-30T04:05:00.000-04:002017-05-31T05:45:17.229-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of May 29th, 2017I hope everyone had a nice break for Memorial Day. I had a couple of subscriber requests last week, but I won't be able to include them in this week's blog post because there's just too much to cover. So, if you sent me an action, I apologize. I'll try to post it next week.<br /><br /><b>Breaking News:</b> In case you missed it, 45's latest Tweet is even more nonsensical than usual...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OE-IDP__fTI/WS5511KUbKI/AAAAAAAAK5M/Bc3T52mQG-QsN_kJbU4fZJ62_DEVx4SgACLcB/s1600/covfefe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="549" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OE-IDP__fTI/WS5511KUbKI/AAAAAAAAK5M/Bc3T52mQG-QsN_kJbU4fZJ62_DEVx4SgACLcB/s1600/covfefe.png" /></a></div><br />The Internet is clamoring to uncover the meaning of this mystery word, "covfefe." If you haven't yet, look up the <i>#covfefe</i> hashtag on Twitter. It's highly entertaining.<br /><br />And now back to our regularly scheduled blogging...<br /><br /><b><u>Congressional Recess</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>This week, members of Congress (MoC) are back in their home states on recess. This is the perfect time to pay a visit to their local offices or attend a town hall. Here are some resources for finding town halls and other events in your area and talking points for when you meet with your MoC.<br /><ul><li><b>Indivisible's Policy Priorities:</b><br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/blog/memorial-day-recess-policy-priorities/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/blog/memorial-day-recess-policy-priorities/</a></li><li><b>The Town Hall Project:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://townhallproject.com/" target="_blank">https://townhallproject.com/</a></li><li><b>Resistance Near Me:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://resistancenearme.org/" target="_blank">https://resistancenearme.org/</a></li><li><b>UltraViolet's Recess Toolkit:</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://act.weareultraviolet.org/go/6419" target="_blank">https://act.weareultraviolet.org/go/6419</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Healthcare</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>Rumors have been floating around that this recess is a test for the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), the GOP's plan to repeal and "replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was recently passed in the House. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the AHCA would leave 23 million Americans without health insurance. A commission of Republican senators has been formed to write their own version of the bill, which is likely to be just as bad as the House bill.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your Senators. </b>Use one of the following links to call your senators and tell them to leave the ACA alone:</li><ul><li>From The Loyal Opposition:<br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-30th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-30th-2017/</a></li><li>From Planned Parenthood:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.istandwithpp.org/call" target="_blank">https://www.istandwithpp.org/call</a></li><li>From the National Abortion Federation:<br /><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/prochoice/app/make-a-call?1&amp;engagementId=356373" target="_blank">http://cqrcengage.com/prochoice/app/make-a-call?1&amp;engagementId=356373</a></li></ul><li><b>Email your Senators. </b>Use the following links to email your senators and tell them to keep their hands off our healthcare:</li><ul><li>From NETWORK:<br /><a href="http://act.networklobby.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22329" target="_blank">http://act.networklobby.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22329</a></li><li>From Daily Kos:<br /><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-petition-to-your-us-senators-shame-on-the-house-reject-trumpcare" target="_blank">https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-petition-to-your-us-senators-shame-on-the-house-reject-trumpcare</a></li></ul><li><b>Mail your senators a death certificate.</b></li><ol><li>Print out this death certificate and fill it in with your name, location, and the reason why the AHCA would kill you:<br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1mz7remo63hpep/AHCA-death-certificate.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1mz7remo63hpep/AHCA-death-certificate.pdf</a></li><li>Find your senators' contact information at the following link and mail the death certificate to them:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/" target="_blank">https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/</a></li></ol><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions opposing the AHCA:</li><ul><li>From a group of congresspeople:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/stopthebill/" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/stopthebill/</a></li><li>From Senator Chris Murphy:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.chrismurphy.com/page/s/health-care" target="_blank">http://action.chrismurphy.com/page/s/health-care</a></li><li>From Senator Patty Murray:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pattymurray.com/act/say-no-to-trumpcare-may" target="_blank">https://www.pattymurray.com/act/say-no-to-trumpcare-may</a></li><li>From Senator Cory Booker:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/dont-gut-health-care" target="_blank">http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/dont-gut-health-care</a></li><li>From Senator Maggie Hassan:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170525_CBO_nd" target="_blank">http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170525_CBO_nd</a></li><li>From Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf:<br /><a href="http://action.wolfforpa.com/page/s/tell-the-senate-to-reject-trumpcare" target="_blank">http://action.wolfforpa.com/page/s/tell-the-senate-to-reject-trumpcare</a></li><li>From People for the American Way:<br /><a href="https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=12042" target="_blank">https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=12042</a></li><li>From Common Defense:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumpcare-is-betrayal" target="_blank">http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumpcare-is-betrayal</a></li><li>From NARAL Pro-Choice America:<br /><a href="http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/letter/170523-gop-cbo-score/" target="_blank">http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/letter/170523-gop-cbo-score/</a></li><li>From Democratic Socialists of America:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-congress-we-want-universal-health-care-not-trumpcare" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-congress-we-want-universal-health-care-not-trumpcare</a></li><li>From AMERICAblog:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-will-work-to-unseat-you-in-2018" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-will-work-to-unseat-you-in-2018</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>45's Budget</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>45's budget plan was released last week, and here are just a few of the programs it would make cuts to:</div><div><ul><li>Medicaid</li><li>Planned Parenthood</li><li>Children's health programs</li><li>Food assistance</li><li>Home heating assistance</li><li>Payments to disabled veterans</li><li>Subsidies for farmers</li><li>The Department of Education</li><li>The EPA</li><li>NASA</li><li>Public media</li><li>The National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities</li></ul><div>It would also increase spending on defense and border patrol while giving tax cuts to the wealthy. Needless to say, this budget is designed to benefit the rich and leave everyone else out in the cold. Even some Republicans have stated that the budget goes too far.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC. </b>Use one of the following links to call your MoC and urge them to reject 45's budget:</li><ul><li>From Protect My Public Media:<br /><a href="https://iframed.cqrcengage.com/protectmypublicmedia/app/make-a-call?1&amp;engagementId=336913" target="_blank">https://iframed.cqrcengage.com/protectmypublicmedia/app/make-a-call?1&amp;engagementId=336913</a></li><li>From The Loyal Opposition:<br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-25th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-25th-2017/</a></li><li>From People's Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/callcongress/defend_healthcare" target="_blank">https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/callcongress/defend_healthcare</a></li></ul><li><b>Email your MoC. </b>Use the following links to email your MoC and tell them not to pass 45's budget:</li><ul><li>From the Environmental Defense Fund:<br /><a href="https://secure2.edf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=2923" target="_blank">https://secure2.edf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=2923</a></li><li>From the Sierra Club:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0079344" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0079344</a></li><li>From NRDC Action Fund:<br /><a href="https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=4261" target="_blank">https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=4261</a></li><li>From Protect My Public Media:&nbsp;<a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/email-congress/" target="_blank">https://protectmypublicmedia.org/email-congress/</a></li><li>From MomsRising:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.momsrising.org/sign/2018Budget/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/sign/2018Budget/</a></li><li>From&nbsp;American Association of University Women:<br /><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50796/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22312" target="_blank">http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50796/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22312</a></li><li>From Planned Parenthood:<br /><a href="https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=21504" target="_blank">https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=21504</a></li></ul><li><b>Send a letter to the editor. </b>Use the following link to send an send a letter to the editors of your local newspapers opposing 45's budget:<br /><a href="https://www.votervoice.net/ARTSUSA/Campaigns/30431/Respond" target="_blank">https://www.votervoice.net/ARTSUSA/Campaigns/30431/Respond</a></li><li><b>Tweet your MoC. </b>Use the following links to Tweet your MoC and tell them to say NO to 45's budget:</li><ul><li>From Protect My Public Media:&nbsp;<a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/" target="_blank">https://protectmypublicmedia.org/</a></li><li>From Americans for the Arts Action Fund:<br /><a href="https://www.votervoice.net/ARTSUSA/campaigns/47344/respond" target="_blank">https://www.votervoice.net/ARTSUSA/campaigns/47344/respond</a></li><li>From Stand Up America:&nbsp;<a href="https://resist.standupamerica.com/co/trump-budget" target="_blank">https://resist.standupamerica.com/co/trump-budget</a></li></ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions opposing 45's budget:</li><ul><li>From Senator Patty Murray:<br /><a href="https://www.pattymurray.com/act/support-public-education" target="_blank">https://www.pattymurray.com/act/support-public-education</a></li><li>From Senator Martin Heinrich:<br /><a href="http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/condemn-trump-s-dangerous-budget-proposal-" target="_blank">http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/condemn-trump-s-dangerous-budget-proposal-</a></li><li>From Senator Dick Durbin:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/trump-budget" target="_blank">http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/trump-budget</a></li><li>From Senator Maggie Hassan:<br /><a href="http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170526_devos-budget" target="_blank">http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170526_devos-budget</a></li><li>From Representative Keith Ellison:&nbsp;<a href="http://mn.keithellison.org/page/s/172305" target="_blank">http://mn.keithellison.org/page/s/172305</a></li><li>From the Democratic National Committee:<br /><a href="http://my.democrats.org/page/s/defeat-trump-budget" target="_blank">http://my.democrats.org/page/s/defeat-trump-budget</a></li><li>From VoteVets:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.votevets.org/page/s/vv_trump_budget" target="_blank">http://action.votevets.org/page/s/vv_trump_budget</a></li><li>From 314 Action:<br /><a href="https://naughton.cp.bsd.net/page/signup/fight-back-against-trump-s-anti-science-budget-cuts" target="_blank">https://naughton.cp.bsd.net/page/signup/fight-back-against-trump-s-anti-science-budget-cuts</a></li><li>From Americans for the Arts Action Fund:<br /><a href="https://secure.artsactionfund.org/page/s/trump-arts-petition" target="_blank">https://secure.artsactionfund.org/page/s/trump-arts-petition</a></li><li>From Organizing for Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/speak-out-against-this-budget/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/speak-out-against-this-budget/</a></li><li>From Emily's List:&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.emilyslist.org/page/s/20170523_email_StandPP" target="_blank">https://secure.emilyslist.org/page/s/20170523_email_StandPP</a></li><li>From the Working Families Party:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-congress-oppose-trumps-budget" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-congress-oppose-trumps-budget</a></li><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/stop_trump_budget" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/stop_trump_budget</a></li><li>From EveryLibrary:<br /><a href="http://action.everylibrary.org/preserve_funding_for_the_neh_nea_and_pbs" target="_blank">http://action.everylibrary.org/preserve_funding_for_the_neh_nea_and_pbs</a></li></ul></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-33032152279553232232017-05-22T04:50:00.000-04:002017-05-23T04:57:22.342-04:00Weekly Actions for the Week of May 22nd, 2017Hi everyone! I know it's been a while, but I'm back... for now. Things have been crazy for me over the last month or so. You may have noticed that the title of tonight's blog post says "Weekly Actions" instead of "Nightly Actions." Well, I think I need to give myself a break and just post one blog per week from now on. I'll post again during the week if something big happens (as it often does with this administration). I have a lot going on, and this will free up my time to focus on local actions.<br /><br />If you're not a member of a local Resistance group, I encourage you to find one near you at one of the following websites. It's great to meet up with fellow resisters and plan actions you can take together. You can also work on issues on the local level in your state or town.<br /><ul><li><b>Find a local Indivisible group:&nbsp;</b><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/act-locally/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/act-locally/</a></li><li><b>Find a local Women's March Huddle:&nbsp;</b><a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/100/action2/" target="_blank">https://www.womensmarch.com/100/action2/</a></li></ul><div>Now, let's get back to work...</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>45's Ties to Russia</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>Last week, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller to be a special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. If you were one of the many people who contacted your members of Congress to demand a special counsel, give yourself a pat on the back! You helped make this happen! Now we need to make sure that an independent commission is formed to complete a fair, impartial investigation.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Call your members of Congress. </b>Use one of the following links to call your members of Congress (MoC) and urge them to demand an independent commission:</li><ul><li>From Wall-of-Us:<br /><a href="https://www.wall-of-us.org/weekly-acts-of-resistance/2017/5/20/action-2-ask-your-representatives-to-support-the-house-bill-for-an-independent-commission-to-investigate-russia" target="_blank">https://www.wall-of-us.org/weekly-acts-of-resistance/2017/5/20/action-2-ask-your-representatives-to-support-the-house-bill-for-an-independent-commission-to-investigate-russia</a></li><li>From The Loyal Opposition:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-may-22nd-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-may-22nd-2017/</a></li></ul><li><b>Tweet your representative. </b>Use the following link to Tweet your representative and tell them you want an independent commission:&nbsp;<a href="https://resist.standupamerica.com/co/demand-independent-commission" target="_blank">https://resist.standupamerica.com/co/demand-independent-commission</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions demanding an independent commission:</li><ul><li>From Courage Campaign:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/independentcommission/" target="_blank">http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/independentcommission/</a></li><li>From Really American:&nbsp;<a href="https://actionsprout.io/36580A" target="_blank">https://actionsprout.io/36580A</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><div><b><u>Net Neutrality</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on: </b>Last week, the FCC voted to begin undoing net neutrality rules that were put in place two years ago. The vote kicked off a public commenting period that will last for several months, during which companies, interest groups, and advocates can file their thoughts with the FCC.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Submit a public comment. </b>If you haven't already, use the following link to submit a public comment to the FCC in support of net neutrality rules:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/</a></li><li><b>Join an organizing call. </b>Tomorrow (that's today for you early birds), Tuesday, May 23rd, at 8pm ET/5pm PT, Freepress is holding an online conference call where they'll update us on what's next in the fight for net neutrality. RSVP for the call here:<br /><a href="http://act.freepress.net/survey/internet_nn_resistance" target="_blank">http://act.freepress.net/survey/internet_nn_resistance</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to tell Congress to protect net neutrality:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/netneutrality/" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/netneutrality/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Voter Suppression</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>Recently 45 established a "commission on election integrity" to investigate his bogus claim that millions of fraudulent votes were cast by noncitizens in the 2016 presidential election. The co-chair of this committee, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, is notorious for his voter suppression efforts in Kansas. Research has found very few incidents of suspected noncitizen voting during the 2016 election (only about 0.0001%).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions to tell Democrats in Congress to block Republican voter suppression tactics like 45's commission:</li><ul><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Voter_Suppression_Commission" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Voter_Suppression_Commission</a></li><li>From Daily Kos:<br /><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-block-trumps-voter-suppression-agenda-now" target="_blank">https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-block-trumps-voter-suppression-agenda-now</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>LGBTQ+ Issues</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>So-called "conversion therapy" claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity on the premise that being LGBTQ is a curable mental illness. This fraudulent practice tortures LGBTQ youth and has been repeatedly discredited and condemned by medical professionals. A bill called the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act would clarify conversion therapy as a deceptive practice with enforceable penalties under the law.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions supporting the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act:</li><ul><li>From a group of congresspeople:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.letsendconversiontherapy.com/" target="_blank">http://www.letsendconversiontherapy.com/</a></li><li>From Senator Cory Booker:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/end-conversion-therapy" target="_blank">http://act.corybooker.com/page/s/end-conversion-therapy</a></li><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/conversion_therapy_fraud" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/conversion_therapy_fraud</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Education</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b>What's going on:&nbsp;</b>A copy of the White House's preliminary budget proposal has been released, and it contains a $9.2 billion cut to the Department of Education. $400 million will be spent to expand charter schools and private and religious school vouchers (supported by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos), and $1 billion will be set aside to steer public schools toward so-called "school choice" programs.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What you can do:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Email your MoC. </b>Use the following link to email your MoC and urge them to oppose any budget that would cut funds for public education:<br /><a href="https://networkforpubliceducation.org/2017/05/9389/" target="_blank">https://networkforpubliceducation.org/2017/05/9389/</a></li><li><b>Email Betsy DeVos. </b>Use the following link to email DeVos and tell her that her voucher plan harms American students:&nbsp;<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-betsy-devos-your-voucher-plans-harm-students" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-betsy-devos-your-voucher-plans-harm-students</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to tell DeVos to stop attacking public schools:<br /><a href="https://act.myngp.com/Forms/831607423956813824" target="_blank">https://act.myngp.com/Forms/831607423956813824</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-86028978665918174722017-05-11T22:23:00.000-04:002017-05-11T22:23:03.513-04:00My Favorite Tools for The ResistanceI thought I'd just pop in to quickly share with you all my current favorite tools for The Resistance. Please share them with your friends and family to get everybody engaged in contacting their legislators. <br /><ul><li><b>Stance App</b> - Record a message and send it to the voicemail of your member of Congress at night when the phones aren't tied up:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.takeastance.us/" target="_blank">www.takeastance.us</a></li><li><b>Resistbot </b>- Text a message and fax it to your members of Congress. Text <i><b>Resist</b></i> to <b>50409</b> to get started, or visit:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.resistbot.io/" target="_blank">www.resistbot.io</a></li><li><b>FaxZero </b>- Send a free fax up to 10 pages long to any U.S. senator or representative:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.faxzero.com/" target="_blank">www.faxzero.com</a></li><li><b>Countable App</b> - See what Congress is voting on, share your opinion and leave a comment that will be emailed to your members of Congress:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.countable.us/" target="_blank">www.countable.us</a></li><li><b>Indivisible Resource Library</b> - Find talking points and scripts about the latest important issues to use when contacting your members of Congress:<br /><a href="http://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources/" target="_blank">www.indivisibleguide.com/resources/</a></li></ul>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-32099545966922162762017-05-10T04:15:00.001-04:002017-05-10T04:15:29.947-04:00One Important Action for This Week<div><span></span></div><div><span>Hi All:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sorry I keep checking out. I was doing OK, and then yesterday, my husband and I had to say goodbye to one of our cats who had been with us for 11 years. We're both devastated, and I'm not in a good emotional space to focus on anything right now. So for now, I'll just leave you with one important action to take this week.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>You probably heard that today, in the midst of hearings on his administration's collusion with Russia, 45 fired FBI Director James Comey. Comey was leading the investigation, and now the door is open for 45 to hire someone who will not complete a fair and impartial investigation.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The Resistance has been calling for a special prosecutor to lead the investigation, and our requests have been falling on deaf ears. But today, several members of Congress (MoC),&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">including some Republican senators,&nbsp;</span>finally spoke out, demanding that a special prosecutor be appointed.</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Your mission this week is to call your MoC and tell them that we want a special prosecutor to complete a fair, nonpartisan investigation into 45's ties to Russia. Use the information at the following link to make your calls:</span></div><div><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-9th-2017/">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-may-9th-2017/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Don't forget that you can record a message to be sent directly to your MoC's voicemail outside of business hours with the Stance app. This is very useful of you're getting busy signals. Download the app for iPhone and Android here:&nbsp;<a href="http://takeastance.us/">http://takeastance.us/</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can also easily send a fax to your MoC with Resistbot. Just text "resist" to 50409.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll try to check in later this week if any other important actions come up, as I'm sure they will.</div><div><br></div><div>Jen Heller Meservey</div><div>The Night Owl Activist</div><div></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-88738397054700913282017-05-06T05:23:00.001-04:002017-05-06T05:23:54.844-04:00Early NightHi subscribers:
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<br>I have to get up early tomorrow, so I&#39;m headed to bed early. I&#39;ll be back to post on Monday. In the meantime, keep contacting your members of Congress about healthcare!
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<br>Jen Heller Meservey
<br>The Night Owl ActivistJen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-88411013482185735172017-05-04T04:28:00.000-04:002017-05-05T05:20:57.915-04:00Nightly Actions for Thursday, May 4th, 2017<b><u>URGENT - Healthcare</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Today, Republicans in the House passed their healthcare bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and take away healthcare from at least 24 million Americans (I call it "Don'tCare"). This bill must still pass the Senate to have a chance of being made into law. Some Republican senators have stated that they will not vote on the House bill and will instead draft their own "repeal and replace" bill (?!). Either way, we need to fight to make sure that Republicans stop attacking the ACA by doing two important things:<br /><ol><li>shaming House Republicans for supporting a plan that takes healthcare away from millions of Americans</li><li>demanding that the Senate reject any plan to repeal the ACA</li></ol><div>One of my subscribers, Debbie Tapp, sent me her thoughts on the vote today:</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>We are mourning again. Don't let it drag you down. The Senate says they let this happen so they can protect Obamacare.</i><br /><i>November 8 was horrible. We set our sights on the Electoral College. We started writing letters. Emails. Petitions.</i><br /><i>December 19 was awful. There was still a chance when they accepted the votes in January.</i><br /><i>January 20 was a depressing day but we survived planning for January 21st and the Women's March.</i><br /><i>We have made it through over 100 days. We have learned to fight. We have learned to make calls, send postcards, march, protest.</i><br /><i>We will continue.</i><br /><i>We have learned that we need to win back and control Congress. If Hillary had won, we would not have learned this.</i><br /><i>Hillary Clinton would be an awesome president but she would have fought the same battles that Obama did - but worse as a woman.</i><br /><i>Trump is doing the damage that he does because he is an extension of a Republican Congress. We must clip his wings and flip congress.</i><br /><i>Make sure your friends, family and neighbors are registered to vote. Contact your Elections Offices. This link may have the info. <a href="https://www.eac.gov/voters/election-day-contact-information/" target="_blank">https://www.eac.gov/voters/election-day-contact-information/</a></i><br /><i>Find out if paper ballots are now being used. Ask what kind of systems and how they are protected from interference such as hacking.</i><br /><i>Then, contact your governor, your state legislators. Make changes. It is up to you.</i></blockquote>Here are some ways you can fight back right now.<br /><div><ul><li><b>Call your representative. </b>Regardless of how your representative voted today, use the information and scripts at the following link to give them a call and tell them how you feel:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/gop-health-care-repeal-hold-accountable/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/gop-health-care-repeal-hold-accountable/</a></li><li><b>Call your senators. </b>Use the information and script at the following link to call your senators and urge them to reject Don'tCare:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.istandwithpp.org/call" target="_blank">https://www.istandwithpp.org/call</a></li><li><b>Email your Republican representative. </b>If your representative is a Republican who voted for Don'tCare, use the following link to email them and tell them that you won't forget it when they're up for re-election:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-letter-to-your-republican-member-of-congress-i-will-not-forget-your-vote-for-trumpcare" target="_blank">https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-letter-to-your-republican-member-of-congress-i-will-not-forget-your-vote-for-trumpcare</a></li><li><b>Write a letter to the editor. </b>Use the following link to send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper opposing Don'tCare:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.momsrising.org/lte/Healthcare_LTE_AHCA/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/lte/Healthcare_LTE_AHCA/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition condemning House Republicans. </b>Sign the following petitions to let House Republicans know that their vote is unforgivable:</li><ul><li>From Common Defense:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumpcare-is-betrayal" target="_blank">http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumpcare-is-betrayal</a></li><li>From the Daily Kos:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-fck-republicans" target="_blank">https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-fck-republicans</a></li></ul><li><b>Sign a petition telling the Senate to reject Don'tCare. </b>Sign the following petitions to urge the Senate to reject Don'tCare and protect the ACA:</li><ul><li>From Sen. Maggie Hassan:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170504_healthcare-house" target="_blank">http://act.maggiehassan.com/page/s/20170504_healthcare-house</a></li><li>From Sen. Kamala Harris:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/kh-ahca-petition" target="_blank">http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/kh-ahca-petition</a></li><li>From a group of congresspersons:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/tellthegop" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/tellthegop</a></li><li>From my Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.wolfforpa.com/page/s/tell-the-senate-to-reject-trumpcare" target="_blank">http://action.wolfforpa.com/page/s/tell-the-senate-to-reject-trumpcare</a></li><li>From Public Citizen:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13492" target="_blank">http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13492</a></li><li>From MomsRising.org: <a href="http://action.momsrising.org/sign/protect_ACA_reject_AHCA/" target="_blank">http://action.momsrising.org/sign/protect_ACA_reject_AHCA/</a></li></ul><li><b>Sign a petition for single payer healthcare. </b>Sign the following petition to demand single payer "Medicare-for-all" healthcare:&nbsp;<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-if-you-agree-health-care-is-a-human-right-2" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-if-you-agree-health-care-is-a-human-right-2</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Subscriber Request - Net Neutrality</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>One of my subscribers, Stacey Edwards, asked me to keep posting this action because she feels that it's a very important issue, and I agree. So you got it, Stacey! Here's how you can help stop FCC Chairman Ajit Pai from destroying the free and open Internet:</div><div><ul><li><b>Submit a public comment.</b> The FCC just opened their official comment period on Pai's plan to kill net neutrality. Use this tool from Fight for the Future to submit a comment opposing the plan: <a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Upcoming Events</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>May 7th - Twitter Storm for Rob Quist:&nbsp;</b>On May 25th, a special election will be held for Montana's single House seat. Action Together Network is calling for a Twitter storm to support the Democratic candidate, Rob Quist, on Sunday, May 7th, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use the tools at the following link to join in:&nbsp;<a href="http://actiontogethernetwork.org/twitter-storm/" target="_blank">http://actiontogethernetwork.org/twitter-storm/</a></li><li><b>June 3rd - March for Truth:&nbsp;</b>On Saturday, June 3rd, marches will be held all over the country to demand an impartial investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and ties to 45, his administration, and his associates. Learn more and find a march near you here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marchfortruth.info/" target="_blank">https://www.marchfortruth.info/</a></li></ul></div></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-639429459300992142017-05-03T05:21:00.000-04:002017-05-04T05:51:22.712-04:00Nightly Actions for Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017<b><u>UPDATE</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Oops! Last night, I had to go to bed early so that I could get up early today for an appointment, and I totally forgot to post something letting you all know that I wouldn't be blogging as usual. My bad! Everything's cool, I just wasn't up until my usual 7-8am, so I didn't have time to put together the blog. There will be a few more days like that next week. I'll try to remember to warn you. Moving on...<br /><br /><b><u>URGENT - Healthcare</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>The most important thing we need to focus on right now is healthcare. Republicans in the House are pushing for a vote TOMORROW (Thursday, May 4th) on their new bill to repeal and "replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a terrible plan that would take away healthcare from millions of Americans. Many representatives have announced their opposition to the bill, but several are still on the fence. Here's how you can help kill Don'tCare again (hopefully for good this time).<br /><ul><li><b>Call your representatives. </b>If you're the type who can wake up early, get on the phone as soon as you can! Use one of the following links to call your representatives and tell them to oppose Don'tCare:</li><ul><li>If you or a loved one depend on the ACA for healthcare, use this link from the ACLU to call and share your personal story:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aclu.org/feature/oppose-aca-repeal" target="_blank">https://www.aclu.org/feature/oppose-aca-repeal</a></li><li>Alternately, use one of these scripts from Indivisible and Families USA to respond based on your representative's current position:<br /><a href="http://familiesusa.org/american-health-care-actmacarthur-amendment-call-script" target="_blank">http://familiesusa.org/american-health-care-actmacarthur-amendment-call-script</a></li></ul><li><b>Attend or host a rapid response event. </b>MoveOn.org members are planning rapid response events to protest Don'tCare all over the country tomorrow. Use the following link to find an event near you or sign up to host your own:<br /><a href="https://act.moveon.org/event/may4-healthcare-rally/search/" target="_blank">https://act.moveon.org/event/may4-healthcare-rally/search/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Net Neutrality</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Earlier today, FCC Chair Ajit Pai revealed his plan to destroy net neutrality by gutting rules that protect the free and open Internet. No net neutrality means Internet service providers can demand that companies and consumers pay fees for decent connection speeds and push those who can't pay into Internet "slow lanes." Here's how you can stop Pai's plan and save net neutrality.</div><div><ul><li><b>Submit a public comment. </b>The FCC just opened their official comment period on Pai's plan to kill net neutrality. Use this tool from Fight for the Future to submit a comment opposing the plan:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign this petition from a group of several progressive organizations opposing Pai's plan to kill net neutrality:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/ProtectNetNeutrality/" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/ProtectNetNeutrality/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>LGBTQ+ Issues</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Reports came out today that 45 plans to sign a so-called "religious liberty" executive order, which is basically a license to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. While 45 didn't sign the order today, he is now expected to sign it tomorrow as part of the "National Day of Prayer." Here's how you can help stop this order.</div><div><ul><li><b>Email the White House. </b>Use this form from the ACLU to send an email directly to the White House and let 45 know that you strongly oppose this discriminatory executive order:<br /><a href="https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=75397626" target="_blank">https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=75397626</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition from People for the American Way opposing the executive order:&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=12023" target="_blank">https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=12023</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-69840816870562187182017-05-01T04:07:00.000-04:002017-05-02T04:07:15.850-04:00Nightly Actions for Monday, May 1st, 2017<b><u>UPDATE</u></b><br /><br />Hey subscribers!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for your well wishes over the last few weeks. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I've had some health issues and some personal stuff going on, and I just haven't had the spoons left at the end of the night to update the blog. To make it easier on myself going forward, I'm going to try to cut down on the number of actions I post per night. From now on, you'll only see the actions that I think are the most important, targeted, effective, or useful. Hopefully I'll be able to keep posting every weekday with that in mind.<br /><br /><b><u>URGENT - Healthcare</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Congress delayed voting on their newer and even worse healthcare bill once again, but they're pushing to vote soon, so we have to keep fighting back against it. Here are some ways you can help.<br /><ul><li><b>Contact your representative. </b>Use the following links to find your representative and either call, visit, email, fax, Tweet, send a postcard to them or post on their Facebook pages to let them know that you oppose the new bill and any other bill that takes away healthcare from millions of Americans:</li><ul><li>Find your representative here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/</a></li><li>Use these talking points from Indivisible to urge them to oppose the new bill:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/48-to-save-aca/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/48-to-save-aca/</a></li></ul><li><b>Contact key representatives. </b>The Center for American Progress Action Fund has identified key representatives who might help swing the vote against the new healthcare bill. Use their "Trumpcare Toolkit" at the following link to call, Tweet, or post on their Facebook pages to tell them to oppose the bill:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.trumpcaretoolkit.org/" target="_blank">https://www.trumpcaretoolkit.org/</a></li><li><b>Join an emergency Facebook Live event. </b>Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 2nd, at 9pm ET/6pm PT, Indivisible and MoveOn.org are holding an emergency Facebook Live event to answer questions about the new healthcare bill and what you can do to stop it. Join the event by visiting the Indivisible Guide Facebook page here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/indivisibleguide/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/indivisibleguide/</a><br />Submit your questions for the event here:<br /><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/stop-trumpcare-livestream-questions/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/stop-trumpcare-livestream-questions/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to tell Rep. MacArthur to drop the new bill:<br /><a href="https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/sign/MacArthurAmendment" target="_blank">https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/sign/MacArthurAmendment</a></li></ul><div><b><u>NEW - Subscriber Submissions</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>While I was away, a few of my subscribers submitted calls to action that they wanted me to share. Take these actions to make a difference while supporting your fellow members of the Resistance.</div><div><ul><li><b>EPA Regulatory Reform: </b>Thanks to Brenda Deckard for this submission. The Indivisible Washington Environmental Blog is posting a Daily Docket with suggested scripts for EPA "Evaluation of Existing Regulations" public comment submissions. Public comments are being accepted until May 15th, and the blog will be posting Daily Dockets right up until the deadline. Visit the following link to find all of the Daily Docket posts and start submitting comments:<br /><a href="https://indivisiblewaenvironment.wordpress.com/category/your-daily-docket/" target="_blank">https://indivisiblewaenvironment.wordpress.com/category/your-daily-docket/</a></li><li><b>Teachers of the Year: </b>Thanks to Debbie for this submission. Since 45 didn't properly honor the Teachers of the Year, let's show them our appreciation! Pick a few teachers from the following list and send them a postcard to congratulate them. Send as many as you like (there are 55 total), and don't forget to use your colored markers:<br /><a href="http://www.ccsso.org/ntoy/State_Teachers.html" target="_blank">http://www.ccsso.org/ntoy/State_Teachers.html</a></li><li><b>Stance: </b>Thanks to Nathaniel Teichman for this submission. A new app called Stance makes calling your elected officials much easier. If you find yourself getting nothing but voicemail and busy signals, Stance can save you a lot of time. It lets you record messages for your elected officials, then delivers them at night when phone lines aren’t so busy, and it keeps calling back until it delivers your message. You don’t even have to deal with navigating a phone tree. It's perfect for introverts and night owls like me who can't call during normal office hours anyway. Learn more and download Stance for iPhone and Android devices here:<br /><a href="http://www.takeastance.us/" target="_blank">http://www.takeastance.us/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Fun Action of the Night - Shut Down 45's Anti-immigrant Hotline</u></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bVHHJjUz8XY/WQg76lz0JuI/AAAAAAAAK2I/Oq5mJ79rQ-U9G2XTuvDNQtOhG8d-iGYagCLcB/s1600/Aliens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bVHHJjUz8XY/WQg76lz0JuI/AAAAAAAAK2I/Oq5mJ79rQ-U9G2XTuvDNQtOhG8d-iGYagCLcB/s320/Aliens.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Let's have some fun with this one! 45 recently launched his Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement (VOICE) office, including a hotline for reporting crimes by "illegal aliens." Channel your inner Mulder and Scully and use the following link to call into the VOICE hotline and report encounters with aliens... of the outer space/UFO variety (think <i>E.T.</i> or <i>Mac and Me</i>):<br /><a href="http://www.commondefensepac.org/alienreport" target="_blank">http://www.commondefensepac.org/alienreport</a></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-3196064115140033792017-04-27T03:08:00.000-04:002017-04-28T03:08:58.403-04:00One More Important Action for This WeekHi everyone! I had to pop in once again with a really important action that you should take right away. Republicans in the House are trying to force a vote on their new healthcare bill by the end of this week. Use the link below to call your representative TODAY and tell them to vote NO:<br /><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50796/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=21996" target="_blank">http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50796/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=21996</a>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-55982374644194683942017-04-25T04:38:00.000-04:002017-04-26T04:39:17.743-04:00Two Important Actions for This WeekHi all:<br /><br />I just wanted to pop in to let you know that I will probably be absent for most of this week. I've been sick off and on and struggling with allergies and a few other issues. Nothing too serious, but it means I'll be spending most of my time lying down. So, I'll give you two important actions to focus on over the next few days...<br /><br /><b><u>Healthcare</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Republicans in the House are working on a new "repeal and replace" healthcare bill that's even worse than the last one. Here's how you can help stop it.<br /><ul><li><b>Send a Message in a Pill Bottle. </b>Use the following link to send your representative a pill bottle with a message in it telling them why the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is important to you:<br /><a href="https://messageinapillbottle.org/" target="_blank">https://messageinapillbottle.org/</a></li><li><b>Email your representative. </b>Use the following link to email your representative and tell them to oppose the new bill:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/theyre-back-with-another-bad-healthcare-bill" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/theyre-back-with-another-bad-healthcare-bill</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Russia</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Let your members of Congress (MoC) know that you haven't forgotten about 45's and his administrations ties to Russia.</div><div><ul><li>Use the following link to find the contact information for your MoC and call or fax them using the script below from <a href="http://www.tellallyourfriends.org/" target="_blank">Tell All Your Friends</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.tellallyourfriends.org/find-elected-officials.html" target="_blank">http://www.tellallyourfriends.org/find-elected-officials.html</a><br /><br /><i>My name is _____ and I am calling to urge Sen/Rep ____ to demand that the Attorney General appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the president and Russian interference in our election.</i></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-65406504864631042762017-04-21T03:04:00.000-04:002017-04-26T04:39:28.434-04:00Another Sick DayHey all: <br /><br />I'm feeling a lot better today, but still not 100%. I need to take another night off. Remember, I don't post on weekends, so I'll be back Monday night. In the meantime, check out the rest of the Action Alliance at <a href="http://www.actionalliance.co/">http://www.actionalliance.co</a>. <br /><br />Jen Heller Meservey <br />The Night Owl ActivistJen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-57576471158720794612017-04-20T03:10:00.000-04:002017-04-26T04:39:35.447-04:00Sick DayHi subscribers: <br /><br />I've been sick all day, so I need to take tonight off and get to bed early. As always, check out <a href="http://www.actionalliance.co/">http://www.actionalliance.co</a> for your daily dose of calls to action. <br /><br />Jen Heller Meservey <br />The Night Owl ActivistJen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-67803057735779547322017-04-19T06:12:00.000-04:002017-04-20T06:13:06.807-04:00Nightly Actions for Wednesday, April 19th, 2017<b><u>Special Elections - Rob Quist</u></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y9jiXV6zO7g/WPiEPlcdPBI/AAAAAAAAK1U/nDv2jqKMUOwVo5IWU85Qlz76E_T9dI-_wCLcB/s1600/robquist3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y9jiXV6zO7g/WPiEPlcdPBI/AAAAAAAAK1U/nDv2jqKMUOwVo5IWU85Qlz76E_T9dI-_wCLcB/s640/robquist3.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />Montana has one Congressional district for the whole state. On May 25th, a special election will be held to replace their representative, Ryan Zinke, who was recently appointed Secretary of Interior. Special elections are great opportunities to get more progressive leaders in Congress and reduce the Republican majority before 2018.<br /><br />Democratic candidate Rob Quist is a community leader, business owner, and popular singer/songwriter who was recently endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders. Democracy for America has developed an online phone bank tool that you can use to make calls from anywhere in the country and help get the word out about Quist. They're holding two <b>virtual phone bank events</b> this weekend. Training and materials will be provided. Sign up to make calls here:<br /><a href="https://www2.democracyforamerica.com/events/dfadialer/quist" target="_blank">https://www2.democracyforamerica.com/events/dfadialer/quist</a><br /><br /><b><u>Immigration - Border Patrol</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently examining procedures to investigate travelers to the U.S. In a congressional hearing, DHS Secretary John Kelly said that they’re even considering forcing some travelers to provide their passwords to social media accounts as a condition to enter the U.S.<br /><br />Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents have already been forcing travelers entering the country to hand over the passwords to their cellphones and other devices without a warrant.&nbsp;Senator Ron Wyden has introduced the Data at the Border Act, which would prohibit law enforcement from barring entry to Americans who refuse to provide their passwords at the border and explicitly require a search warrant before any phone owned by a U.S. citizen is searched. Here's how you can help stop CBP and DHS from violating travelers' privacy.<br /><ul><li><b>Sign a petition supporting the Data at the Border Act. </b>Sign the following petition to tell Congress to pass the Data at the Border Act:<br /><a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/illegal_border_search" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/illegal_border_search</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition opposing online privacy violations for travelers. </b>Sign the following petition to tell Secretary Kelly to reject any proposal to require travelers to provide passwords for online accounts in order to enter the country:&nbsp;<a href="https://action.aclu.org/secure/FlyDontSpy" target="_blank">https://action.aclu.org/secure/FlyDontSpy</a></li></ul><div><b><u>LGBTQ+ Issues</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Mark Green: </b>45's nominee for Secretary of the Army, Senator Mark Green, has said that he believes that being transgender is "a disease"; as a physician, he argued that he has a right to deny women birth control because of his religious beliefs; he filed state legislation that would threaten funding for sanctuary cities; and he wants to block Syrian refugees from being welcomed in Tennessee. <b>Sign the following petition</b>&nbsp;to oppose his confirmation:<br /><a href="http://action.winwithoutwar.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=21849" target="_blank">http://action.winwithoutwar.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=21849</a></li><li><b>2020 Census:&nbsp;</b>Recently, 45's administration removed questions related to sexuality and gender identity from the 2020 U.S. Census.&nbsp;Many LGBTQ+ Americans face higher rates of homelessness, loss of employment, and income inequality. If we don't have data on these challenges, we can't effectively tackle them. <b>Sign the following petition </b>to tell 45's administration not to erase the LGBTQ+ community from the 2020 Census:<br /><a href="http://takeaction.joekennedyforcongress.com/petition/count-lgbtq-community/e/" target="_blank">http://takeaction.joekennedyforcongress.com/petition/count-lgbtq-community/e/</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-80704035641329412462017-04-18T04:56:00.000-04:002017-04-19T05:32:52.472-04:00Nightly Actions for Tuesday, April 18th, 2017<b><u>UPDATE - Special Elections</u></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEiw48pIVAc/WPcrrqvCqcI/AAAAAAAAK00/zRJNyLeXjuY9ceeX1Fpz1EYnOBxnyW6OgCLcB/s1600/jonossoff2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEiw48pIVAc/WPcrrqvCqcI/AAAAAAAAK00/zRJNyLeXjuY9ceeX1Fpz1EYnOBxnyW6OgCLcB/s640/jonossoff2.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /><b>Jon Ossoff, Georgia</b><br />Today, despite "technical problems," Democrat Jon Ossoff won over 48% of the votes in the special election for Georgia's 6th district. That's more than twice what the closest Republican contender received (19.8%). It's a huge victory for a district that's been Republican-controlled for 35 years.<br /><br />However, since Ossoff didn't receive at least 50% of the votes, there will be a runoff election between him and the top Republican candidate, Karen Handel, on June 20th. Whether or not you live in Georgia, you can <b>volunteer </b>to help get Georgians out to vote for Ossoff in June. Sign up here:<br /><a href="https://electjon.com/volunteer/" target="_blank">https://electjon.com/volunteer/</a><br /><br /><b>Rob Quist, Montana</b><br />On May 25th, there will be a special election for Montana's only Congressional district. Democratic candidate Rob Quist is gaining popularity with his recent endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders. This election is a great opportunity to turn Montana blue and get a progressive representative in the House.<br /><br />You can help get Montanans out to vote for Quist by&nbsp;from anywhere in the country by <b>making phone calls</b> using the Democratic Coalition's National Digital Phone Bank system. Sign up here:<br /><a href="https://www.democraticcoalition.org/digital-phonebank" target="_blank">https://www.democraticcoalition.org/digital-phonebank</a><br /><br /><b><u>The Environment - Paris Climate Agreement</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>45's administration is currently discussing "whether to recommend [45] withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord." This historic agreement with nearly 200 others countries would significantly reduce carbon emissions in the United States by 2025. Here's how you can help keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement.<br /><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions to tell 45 not to pull U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement:</li><ul><li>From Senator Kamala Harris:&nbsp;<a href="http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/paris-accord" target="_blank">http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/paris-accord</a></li><li>From Public Citizen:<br /><a href="http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13478" target="_blank">http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13478</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Working Families Flexibility Act: </b>Republicans in Congress have introduced the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would allow employers to delay paying any wages for overtime work for as long as 13 months. Use the following link to <b>email your representative</b> and tell them to oppose this bill:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write-your-representative-today-dont-steal-overtime-pay-from-working-people" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write-your-representative-today-dont-steal-overtime-pay-from-working-people</a></li><li><b>Presidential Tax Transparency Act: </b>Senators Chris Murphy and Ron Wyden have introduced the Presidential Tax Transparency Act, which would require 45 and all future presidential nominees to release their tax returns to the public. <b>Sign the following petition</b>&nbsp;to support this bill:&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.chrismurphy.com/page/signup/trump-taxes" target="_blank">https://donate.chrismurphy.com/page/signup/trump-taxes</a></li><li><b>Affordable Care Act:&nbsp;</b>After failing to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 45 recently suggested that he and other Republicans would move to sabotage healthcare for millions of Americans by cutting off funding for the ACA's subsidies for lower income consumers. <b>Sign the following petition</b>&nbsp;to demand that Congress continue funding ACA subsidies:<br /><a href="https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html;jsessionid=00000000.app322b?survey_id=11943" target="_blank">https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html;jsessionid=00000000.app322b?survey_id=11943</a></li><li><b>Online Privacy:&nbsp;</b>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering an invasive update to procedures for travelers entering the U.S. These new rules would force some travelers to provide the passwords to their social media accounts if they want to to enter the country. <b>Sign the following petition </b>to tell DHS Secreatary John Kelly to reject this proposal:<br /><a href="https://flydontspy.com/" target="_blank">https://flydontspy.com/</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-5811866101257890842017-04-17T04:39:00.000-04:002017-04-18T05:30:37.013-04:00Nightly Actions for Monday, April 17th, 2017<b><u>URGENT: Special Elections - Jon Ossoff</u></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Omn1nT4aA4/WPXW_mXjhSI/AAAAAAAAK0Q/mRfaM6ISN4kI3jtWkL6PZmUt2yeEmsAKwCLcB/s1600/jonossoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Omn1nT4aA4/WPXW_mXjhSI/AAAAAAAAK0Q/mRfaM6ISN4kI3jtWkL6PZmUt2yeEmsAKwCLcB/s640/jonossoff.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br />The special election for the House in Georgia's 6th district is tomorrow, April 18th (today if you're reading this on Tuesday morning)! Special elections are a great way for us to get some progressive candidates in Congress before 2018.<br /><br />You can help make one last push to turn this seat blue by calling Georgians in the 6th district and telling them to go out and vote for the Democratic candidate, Jon Ossoff. You don't have to live in Georgia to make calls! Use the following link to <b>sign up for a virtual phone bank</b> and start making calls now from wherever you are:<br /><a href="http://act.standupamerica.com/page/m/67710cc2/68a149e5/1d6c6082/eaa65af/2624570899/VEsC/" target="_blank">http://act.standupamerica.com/page/m/67710cc2/68a149e5/1d6c6082/eaa65af/2624570899/VEsC/</a><br /><b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>The Environment - Paris Climate Agreement</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Under the Obama administration, the U.S. was a leader in crafting the historic Paris Climate Agreement. Now 45's administration is debating either backing out of the agreement altogether or breaking our promise to significantly reduce our carbon pollution. Here's how you can help stop them.<br /><ul><li><b>Email 45. </b>Use the following link to email 45 and tell him to abandon any plans to leave the Paris Climate Agreement or weaken our climate commitments:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0076480" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0076480</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to demand that the U.S. stay in the Paris Climate Agreement:<br /><a href="https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=3811" target="_blank">https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=3811</a></li></ul><div><b><u>45's Nominees - Mark Green, Army Secretary</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>The Secretary of the Army is responsible for every matter that relates to the Army, including personnel. 45's pick, Mark Green, is a Tennessee state politician with a horrendous record of anti-LGBTQ positions, vocal Islamophobia, and anti-Latino racism. Here's how you can help stop him from being confirmed:</div><div><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions opposing Green's confirmation:</li><ul><li>From People for the American Way:<br /><a href="https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=11942" target="_blank">https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html?survey_id=11942</a></li><li>From CREDO Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Green_Army_Secretary" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Green_Army_Secretary</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>White House Visitor Logs</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><div>45's administration is blocking public access to the White House visitor logs. Now there will be no way to know who is entering the White House and with whom they are meeting. Any Russia-tied associate, corporate lobbyist, or foreign agent can visit 45 in the White House, and the public will be kept in the dark. Here's how you can help oppose this policy.</div></div><div><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions to demand that 45 reinstate the public White House visitor logs:</li><ul><li>From Demand Progress:<br /><a href="http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-white-house-visitor-logs/" target="_blank">http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-white-house-visitor-logs/</a></li><li>From Senator Martin Heinrich:<br /><a href="http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/demand-the-white-house-visitor-logs" target="_blank">http://nm.martinheinrich.com/page/s/demand-the-white-house-visitor-logs</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><b><u>Immigration</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Keeping Our Promises to Our Afghan Allies Act:&nbsp;</b>Since 2009, the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program has given Afghans who aided American troops in Afghanistan an avenue to seek refuge in the U.S.; however, the program does not have enough visas to accommodate the thousands of Afghan allies and their families who are seeking refuge from oppression. The Keeping Our Promises to Our Afghan Allies Act would expand the SIV program to add 2,500 additional visas. Use the following link to <b>call the Senate Judiciary Committee</b> to support this bill:&nbsp;<a href="https://5calls.org/issue/recCLKCS8HJVJdmye" target="_blank">https://5calls.org/issue/recCLKCS8HJVJdmye</a></li><li><b>45's War on Immigrants:&nbsp;</b>On March 16th, 45's administration requested an extra $3 billion from Congress through September, 2017, to pay for his anti-immigrant agenda. He can’t implement this plan without funding. Use the following link to <b>email your senators</b> and urge them not to authorize any more funds for 45's war on immigrants:<br /><a href="https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/issues/alert/?alertid=76838626" target="_blank">https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/issues/alert/?alertid=76838626</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Upcoming Events</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>April 20th - Debating with Climate Skeptics Webinar: </b>On Thursday, April 20th, at 8pm ET/5pm PT, the Environmental Defense Fund is hosting a webinar where climate scientists will review some of the most common arguments used by climate skeptics and how to counter them. Register for the webinar here:<br /><a href="http://support.edf.org/site/R?i=_7qSUgu3KEygI1px-5R6Vg" target="_blank">http://support.edf.org/site/R?i=_7qSUgu3KEygI1px-5R6Vg</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>45's Conflicts of Interest: </b>Use the following link to <b>call your members of Congress</b> and urge them to support the Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017, which would require the president to divulge his tax returns and divest financial assets that create a conflict of interest:<br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-17th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-17th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Student Loans:&nbsp;</b>Last week, Betsy DeVos and 45 rolled back President Obama’s rules for student loan companies, which were meant to protect more than 40 million borrowers with student loan debt. <b>Sign the following petition </b>to tell DeVos to help students, not debt collectors:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pattymurray.com/act/stand-with-students" target="_blank">http://www.pattymurray.com/act/stand-with-students</a></li><li><b>Gerrymandering:&nbsp;</b>For far too long, gerrymandered districts have rigged the map and silenced voters. Republican-drawn districts lock Democrats out of office and create a system where politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking their politicians. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to tell Congress to end gerrymandering:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/endgerrymandering/" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/endgerrymandering/</a></li><li><b>Wall Street Tax Giveaways:&nbsp;</b>Under 45's tax plan, the six biggest banks in the country would get a $25 billion break on the taxes they owe on offshore profits, and hedge fund managers and Wall Street CEOs would see a huge break on their tax rates. <b>Sign the following petition </b>to tell Congress that Wall Street banks and billionaires should pay their taxes like the rest of us:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-wall-street-pay-its-fair-share-of-taxes" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-wall-street-pay-its-fair-share-of-taxes</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-29976018759484452162017-04-14T05:34:00.000-04:002017-04-15T05:58:17.381-04:00Nightly Actions for Friday, April 14th, 2017Just a short one tonight. Don't forget, I'm now taking weekends off, so you won't hear from me until Monday night. As always, you can check out my fellow members of the Action Alliance while you wait:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.actionalliance.co/" target="_blank">https://www.actionalliance.co/</a><br /><ul><li><b>Education:&nbsp;</b>Earlier this week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a memorandum rescinding Obama-era regulations that safeguarded student loan borrowers by simplifying the repayment process, assisting with debt management, and providing more oversight of loan-servicing contractors. With these regulations no longer in place, student loan defaults are expected to increase in the coming years. Use the following link to <b>call DeVos</b> and urge her to reconsider:&nbsp;<a href="https://5calls.org/issue/rec5bUzQuyLoG2YWA" target="_blank">https://5calls.org/issue/rec5bUzQuyLoG2YWA</a></li><li><b>Special Elections: </b>The Democratic National Committee (DNC) refused to support James Thompson's campaign for the recent special election in Kansas. This is part of a growing trend of the DNC supporting only centrist candidates with opportunities to raise funds from corporate donors. Use the following link to <b>send a postcard</b> to the DNC and tell them that they need to get serious about the Resistance and support Democratic candidates in all special elections:<br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OzV4EQAwN5qX47jad0WBQi-G1ko3QKBugRxHTaqY1yo/" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OzV4EQAwN5qX47jad0WBQi-G1ko3QKBugRxHTaqY1yo/</a></li><li><b>45's Tax Returns:&nbsp;</b>Breaking with every other presidential candidate in the past 40 years, 45 continues to hide his tax returns from the American public. Proposed legislation called the Presidential Tax Transparency Act would require any sitting president to release their most recent three years of tax returns publicly. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to support this legislation:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-taxes/" target="_blank">http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-taxes/</a></li><li><b>Public Lands:&nbsp;</b>While 45 is slashing funding for our public lands, House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop is pushing to sell off public lands and gut the Antiquities Act to block the creation of future national monuments. 45 and Bishop are even threatening to roll back existing monuments, like Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to tell Congress to protect our national parks and public lands:<br /><a href="https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app313b?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=3810" target="_blank">https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app313b?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=3810</a></li><li><b>Sean Spicer: </b>This week, 45's chief spokesperson, Sean Spicer, said that Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons." Hitler murdered more than 11 million people, including 6 million Jews, many in chemical gas chambers. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to tell 45 that Spicer needs to be fired:&nbsp;<a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/spicer-must-go" target="_blank">http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/spicer-must-go</a></li><li><b>Tweets: </b>The following link is a list of <b>Resistance Tweets </b>that cover a variety of topics from Sean Spicer to 45's ties to Russia. Just click each link on the list to automatically Tweet it:<br /><a href="https://resistancetweetsheets.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/april-14-2017-tweet-potluck-russiagate-manifort-spicey-neoptism-and-immigrants/" target="_blank">https://resistancetweetsheets.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/april-14-2017-tweet-potluck-russiagate-manifort-spicey-neoptism-and-immigrants/</a></li></ul>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-84022670133767749982017-04-13T04:11:00.000-04:002017-04-14T05:13:24.321-04:00Nightly Actions for Thursday, April 13th, 2017<b><u>45's Tax Returns</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>Members of Congress (MoC) have supported a variety of different initiatives to obtain 45's tax returns, which he has refused to release, unlike any president in 50 years. Republicans have so far rejected all attempts to obtain 45's taxes. Questions about 45's conflicts of interest and ties two Russia are mounting, and his refusal to release the returns (after saying he would if he ran for president) is strong evidence that he is hiding something important and damaging. Here's how you can help get them released.<br /><ul><li><b>Call your MoC. </b>Use the following link to call MoC and urge them to demand 45's tax returns:<br /><a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-april-13th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-april-13th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to demand that 45 release his tax returns:<br /><a href="https://act.myngp.com/Forms/4504855870030874624" target="_blank">https://act.myngp.com/Forms/4504855870030874624</a></li></ul><div><b><u>45's Budget</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>45's proposed budget for 2017 designates $1.5 billion to build more detention centers, hire hundreds more ICE agents and border patrol officers, and expand efforts to remove undocumented immigrants. It would also gouge the State Department, EPA, Department of Education, and other vital programs and services. Here's how you can help stop it.<br /><ul><li><b>Call your MoC. </b>Use the following link to call your MoC and urge them to reject 45's budget for immigrant deportations and detentions:&nbsp;<a href="https://5calls.org/issue/reck4iANy2Sj6dz2R" target="_blank">https://5calls.org/issue/reck4iANy2Sj6dz2R</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petition to tell Congress to oppose 45's budget:<br /><a href="http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumps-disastrous-budget" target="_blank">http://go.commondefensepac.com/page/s/trumps-disastrous-budget</a></li></ul></div><b><u>Healthcare</u></b><br /><div><b><u><br /></u></b>Yesterday, in an attempt to force Democrats to negotiate away our healthcare, 45 said that he may withhold payments that lower deductibles and co-payments for people who get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This move would jeopardize access to healthcare for millions of people.&nbsp;Here's how you can&nbsp;help stop him.<br /><ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign the following petitions to tell 45 not to sabotage our healthcare for political gain:</li><ul><li>From Organizing for Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ofa.us/worse-than-before/" target="_blank">https://www.ofa.us/worse-than-before/</a></li><li>From People's Action:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/sign/TrumpSabotage" target="_blank">https://petitions.peoplesaction.org/sign/TrumpSabotage</a></li></ul></ul><div><b><u>The Environment</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>Climate Change:&nbsp;</b>The Heartland Institute, a group funded by fossil fuel interests, is sending 25,000 climate textbooks to science teachers. Their textbook states that there’s "deep disagreement among scientists" about climate change and that decades of scientific evidence on warming temperatures are "unreliable."&nbsp;<b>Sign this petition</b>&nbsp;to tell state Departments of Education to oppose teaching climate denial in our classrooms:<br /><a href="https://secure.314action.org/page/s/add-your-name-to-oppose-climate-denial" target="_blank">https://secure.314action.org/page/s/add-your-name-to-oppose-climate-denial</a></li><li><b>NAFTA:&nbsp;</b>45 has ordered a review of all U.S. trade deals, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This agreement has empowered corporate polluters to challenge environmental protections, boosted destructive mining in Mexico, and contributed to the rise of Canada's toxic tar sands industry. Now 45's corporate-driven trade agenda threatens to make matters even worse. Use the following link to&nbsp;<b>email your MoC</b>&nbsp;and tell them that renegotiating NAFTA should benefit people and the planet, not corporate polluters:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0066474" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0066474</a></li><li><b>Dakota Access Pipeline:&nbsp;</b>Two senators have alleged that the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) didn't have proper permission to build under Lake Oahe, a tributary of the Missouri River. It's not known if oil can be safely transported through the DAPL because the Army Corps of Engineers may have issued a permit before checking to make sure that everything was OK. Sign this petition to tell these senators to lead a movement in Congress to stop oil transportation through the DAPL:&nbsp;<a href="https://actionsprout.io/90A9D0" target="_blank">https://actionsprout.io/90A9D0</a></li><li><b>Keystone XL Pipeline:&nbsp;</b>45's administration has issued the final federal permits for the Keystone XL Pipeline, but TransCanada still needs a permit to build part of the pipeline through Nebraska. The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently accepting comments from the public. Use the following link to submit a comment to tell the Nebraska PSC to stop the Keystone XL:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/nebraska_keystone_xl" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/nebraska_keystone_xl</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Constitutional Convention:&nbsp;</b>Article 5 of the Constitution allows for a convention to be called by 34 States. 22 states have already passed resolutions for it, with an additional five states having already passed through one house. They plan to push the government into balancing their budget, but once convened, there are no limitations on which Constitutional issues they could address. It would basically put the whole Constitution up for grabs. If you live in one of the states listed at the following link, use the information provided to <b>call your state senators and representatives</b> and tell them that you oppose a Constitutional convention:<br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STJpmhlSxYIhuuqNiS81980OSMaINcDlXdHZKIRWypc/" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STJpmhlSxYIhuuqNiS81980OSMaINcDlXdHZKIRWypc/</a></li><li><b>Online Privacy:&nbsp;</b>Earlier this month, 45 and Congressional Republicans rolled back Internet privacy rules and cleared the way for companies to sell your web browsing history. That means your private information can be exploited by companies however they see fit. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to tell Congress that your online privacy is not for sale:<br /><a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/defendourprivacy" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/defendourprivacy</a></li><li><b>Immigration:&nbsp;</b>45's draft executive order would make it policy to deport families for using programs "determined in any way on the basis of income, resources, or financial need," which could mean no free and reduced-price school lunches, no food stamps for hungry families, and no prenatal care for low-income moms. <b>Sign the following petition</b>&nbsp;to oppose this order:<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-trump-take-food-stamps-and-school-lunch-from-immigrant-kids" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-trump-take-food-stamps-and-school-lunch-from-immigrant-kids</a></li><li><b>Civil Rights:&nbsp;</b>A group including what <i>Slate</i> called "the biggest names in voter suppression" are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to abandon the Justice Department’s mission to protect voting and civil rights and make hiring and firing decisions in the Civil Rights Division based on on political affiliation instead of merit. <b>Sign the following petition</b> to tell Sessions not to put politics before our rights:<br /><a href="https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app260a?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=2063" target="_blank">https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app260a?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=2063</a></li></ul></div></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-44747263140072661672017-04-12T03:25:00.000-04:002017-04-13T04:10:16.141-04:00Nightly Actions for Wednesday, April 12th, 2017<b><u>Phone Calls</u></b><br /><ul><li><b>Syria: </b>Last week, 45 launched 59 missiles at Syria without first getting the approval of Congress. Use the following link to call your members of Congress (MoC) and tell them that you are against further engagement in Syria and other countries that 45 has threatened:<br /><a href="http://2hoursaweek.org/actions/less-mulder-more-scully" target="_blank">http://2hoursaweek.org/actions/less-mulder-more-scully</a></li><li><b>ICE Raids:&nbsp;</b>Tomorrow morning, faith leaders are planning a march with immigrant families in Los Angeles. Recent raids have ripped families apart. Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez is a father who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in front of his daughter on the way to school. Tomorrow, April 13th, call David Marin, ICE LA Field Office Director, at <b>213-830-5931</b>, and use the script below from the <a href="http://www.revolutionarylove.net/" target="_blank">The Revolutionary Love Project</a> to ask him to provide relief for Romulo and all immigrant families under the threat of deportation:<br /><br /><i>My name is ____. I'm calling to ask you to release Romulo Avelica and grant him a stay of deportation.I urge you to exercise prosecutorial discretion to provide relief for him and all local immigrant families under the threat of deportation based on DHS' new rules. Given the circumstances of their arrests, I ask that you treat them with dignity and respect and release them as soon as possible. We need them back. Thank you.</i></li><li><b>Special Elections: </b>On May 25th, a special election will be held for Montana's only congressional district to replace Ryan Zinke, who was recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. A Democratic win would turn Montana blue and give the Resistance more of an edge over the Republicans in Congress ahead of the 2018 general elections. You can help spread the word about the Democratic candidate, Rob Quist, by joining a virtual phone bank. Democracy for America is holding two phone banks on Saturday, April 15th. Training and tools will be provided. Sign up here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www2.democracyforamerica.com/events/dfadialer/quist" target="_blank">https://www2.democracyforamerica.com/events/dfadialer/quist</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Emails</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>LGBTQ+ Issues:&nbsp;</b>Police in the Russian republic of Chechnya have been rounding up dozens of men on the suspicion of being gay. These men have been placed in detention, some have been tortured, and at least three are reported to have been killed. Use the following link to email 45 and his administration and urge them to take immediate action against these atrocities:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.hrc.org/page/7991/action/1" target="_blank">https://act.hrc.org/page/7991/action/1</a></li><li><b>45's Budget:&nbsp;</b>45's proposed budget requests an additional $3 billion for immigration enforcement and border militarization. The U.S. system of mass detention and deportation already violates basic human rights and dignity, devastates families, causes thousands of deaths, and terrorizes communities on the border and across the country. Congress must pass a funding bill before April 28th. Use the following link to email your MoC and urge them to fund human needs instead:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afsc.org/action/stop-expansion-immigration-enforcement-and-border-militarization" target="_blank">https://www.afsc.org/action/stop-expansion-immigration-enforcement-and-border-militarization</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Social Media</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>45's Tax Returns:&nbsp;</b>For five consecutive weeks, Democrats offered a resolution on the House floor regarding 45's tax returns; Republicans blocked all of them. 45 still refuses release his tax returns. Until we see his returns, we cannot be certain that foreign governments don’t have leverage over him that can be used to influence American policy. Join the Tax Day Thunderclap to demand that your MoC co-sponsor the Presidential Tax Transparency Act, which would require 45 to make his tax returns public. You can join through Facebook, Twitter, and/or Tumblr. Sign up here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/55397-demand-trump-s-tax-returns" target="_blank">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/55397-demand-trump-s-tax-returns</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Petitions</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>Education: </b>Last week, Representative Keith Ellison, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and other MoC introduced the College for All Act, which eliminates tuition at public universities for families earning up to $125,000 per year, makes community college free for everyone, and provides student loan debt relief by cutting interest rates in half. Sign this petition to become a citizen co-sponsor of this bill:&nbsp;<a href="http://mn.keithellison.org/page/s/171204" target="_blank">http://mn.keithellison.org/page/s/171204</a></li><li><b>Border Patrol: </b>Growing&nbsp;numbers of U.S. citizens are being forced by border agents to give up their passwords, cellphones, and laptops to be searched at the border–all without a warrant. Refuse and they could be detained indefinitely. A bill introduced by Sens. Ron Wyden and Rand Paul, the Protecting Data at the Border Act, would prohibit border agents from searching your phone or laptop unless they get a warrant first, and it would strictly forbid them from collecting American citizens’ social media passwords. Sign this petition to support this bill:<br /><a href="http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/wyden-border-searches/" target="_blank">http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/wyden-border-searches/</a></li><li><b>Planned Parenthood:&nbsp;</b>Last month, Vice President Mike Pence went from attending a "Women’s Empowerment Panel" at the White House to casting a tie-breaking vote in the Senate that will let states defund Planned Parenthood. Republicans are going to great lengths to take access to necessary healthcare away from millions. Sign this petition to support Planned Parenthood:&nbsp;<a href="https://petitions.signforgood.com/keg-pp" target="_blank">https://petitions.signforgood.com/keg-pp</a></li><li><b>Social Security:&nbsp;</b>45's new budget director has promised to gut Social Security and raise the retirement age to 70. Sign this petition to support Social Security:<br /><a href="http://go.boldpac.com/page/s/Stop-Trump-Social-Security" target="_blank">http://go.boldpac.com/page/s/Stop-Trump-Social-Security</a></li><li><b>Russia:&nbsp;</b>A Russian state-controlled oil company called Rosneft, which is run by cronies of Vladimir Putin, may acquire CITGO, which operates 48 oil terminals, nine pipelines, and three refineries within the U.S. and has more than 6,000 franchise locations across the country. In light of Russia’s cyber attacks against America during the 2016 election, allowing a company with close ties to Putin to control major components of America's energy infrastructure is a major national security risk. Sign this petition to oppose this acquisition:<br /><a href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/russia-infrastructure" target="_blank">http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/russia-infrastructure</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-68968476468600381732017-04-11T04:10:00.000-04:002017-04-12T05:13:50.879-04:00Nightly Actions for Tuesday, April 11th, 2017<b><u>Upcoming Events</u></b><br /><ul><li><b>Now through April 21st - Congressional Recess:&nbsp;</b>Congress is currently on recess until April 21st. This is a "state work period," when your members of Congress (MoC) are required to be in their home states. It's the perfect time to let them you know what you think about how they've been doing what you think they should be doing.<br /><br />To help you get started, the Town Hall Project and Center for American Progress Action Fund have come together to bring you Resistance Near Me, a central hub for progressive local resistance actions, including events, rallies, town halls, protests, and more. Check it out here:<br /><a href="https://resistancenearme.org/" target="_blank">https://resistancenearme.org/</a></li><li><b>April 12th - Virtual Phone Bank to Stop Voter Suppression in New Hampshire:&nbsp;</b>Republicans in the New Hampshire state Senate passed Senate Bill 3, which would create onerous requirements for new voters to prove their eligibility to vote in ways that many eligible voters can't actually meet. In a nutshell, new voters need costly documentation to demonstrate that they live in the state beyond simply providing evidence of their homes.<br /><br />Tomorrow, April 12th, at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT, People for the American Way is holding a virtual phone bank to call voters in NH and tell them that this bill can still be stopped. Online training for the phone bank will begin at 4pm ET/1pm PT. Register here:<br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOA56pxIMuLr86wVqEQZZV6oQQrjiDzdZvSoromF0ayqdO0g/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOA56pxIMuLr86wVqEQZZV6oQQrjiDzdZvSoromF0ayqdO0g/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1</a></li><li><b>July 1st - Rise Up 5K: </b>On Saturday, July 1st, the Rise Up 5K will be held in over 300 cities nationwide. It will be the world's largest running/walking event in support of liberty, freedom, and justice for all. Proceeds from the event will go to various charities, including Planned Parenthood, the National Immigration Law Center, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Human Rights Campaign. If you can't find a 5K near you, you can join a virtual run. Learn more and register here:&nbsp;<a href="http://riseup5k.org/" target="_blank">http://riseup5k.org/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>The Environment - Climate Change</u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Recently, the Energy Department's climate office banned the use of the phrase "climate change." The same day, 45 signed an executive order to reverse most of President Obama's climate regulatory initiatives. Scott Pruitt, newly-elected head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has stated publicly that he does not believe that human activity is a contributing factor in climate change. Clearly, 45's administration is so hell bent on ignoring the dangers of climate change that they don't even want to talk about it. Here's how you can help stop their plans:</div><div><ul><li><b>Email 45 and Secretary Zinke. </b>Use the following link to send an email to 45 and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and tell them that you oppose their rollbacks of President Obama's climate protections:&nbsp;<a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0075620" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0075620</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>The attorneys general of nine states have filed a federal lawsuit against 45 for "illegally blocking cost-saving, pollution-cutting energy efficiency standards." Sign this petition to ask the attorneys general from all 50 states to join the lawsuit:<br /><a href="https://actionsprout.io/36627C" target="_blank">https://actionsprout.io/36627C</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>Fiduciary Rule:&nbsp;</b>The Department of Labor (DOL), at the direction of 45, is "examining" an Obama-era rule that protects working people from unscrupulous financial advisers. If this critical protection is rolled back, financial advisers will be able to continue providing conflicted advice that increases their commissions at the expense of consumers. The DOL is currently accepting public comments on the fiduciary rule. <b>Submit a comment</b> supporting it here:<br /><a href="http://www.epi.org/action/fiduciary/" target="_blank">http://www.epi.org/action/fiduciary/</a></li><li><b>Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act:&nbsp;</b>Both the House and Senate are currently considering The Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act, which would require the president to divest all financial assets that create a conflict of interest, something that 45 has refused to do (unlike all previous presidents). Use the following link to <b>call your MoC</b> and urge them to support this legislation:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-11th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-11th-2017/</a></li><li><b>LGBTQ+ Issues:&nbsp;</b>After HB2 became law in North Carolina last year, the NCAA pulled championship games from the state for failing to "assure a safe, healthy, discrimination-free atmosphere for all." NC's new law, HB 142, still singles out transgender people and bars local governments from protecting LGBTQ+ people through 2020. Yet the NCAA is now allowing NC to bid to host the championship games. Use the following link to <b>email or print a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert</b> and tell him not to allow the championships to go to NC:<br /><a href="https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/issues/alert/?alertid=76667626" target="_blank">https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/issues/alert/?alertid=76667626</a></li><li><b>45's Budget:&nbsp;</b>If lawmakers fail to pass a new spending bill before April 28th, our government will shut down. Yet Republicans are waiting until the last minute to make their plan public. 45's 2018 budget proposal guts spending for Meals on Wheels, cancer research and education, and many other essential programs. Congress can reject his proposal for next year by passing a clean spending bill for the rest of this year. Use the following link to <b>email your MoC</b> and tell them to pass a clean budget for 2017 before the government shuts down:<br /><a href="http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13473" target="_blank">http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13473</a></li><li><b>Gun Violence:&nbsp;</b>Yesterday morning in San Bernardino, California, a man with a history of domestic violence walked into North Park Elementary School, shot and killed his estranged wife, murdered a student, and wounded another before killing himself.&nbsp;There is bipartisan support in Congress for legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. <b>Sign this petition</b> to tell Congress to close the gaps in our gun laws that allow perpetrators of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking from obtaining firearms:<br /><a href="http://action.americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/page/s/close-the-gap" target="_blank">http://action.americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/page/s/close-the-gap</a></li><li><b>Muslim Issues:&nbsp;</b>Since the election, American Muslims have increasingly been targeted by bigotry. Mosques have been burned, people killed, and families intimidated in their neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, houses of worship, and even their own homes. Muslim Advocates has created the Communities Against Hate initiative to track and respond to hate incidents and connect survivors to a host of social and legal services. Please <b>share this form</b> with your friends and family so that American Muslims know where to find help when they need it:&nbsp;<a href="https://muslimadvocates-securedform.formstack.com/forms/communities_against_hate" target="_blank">https://muslimadvocates-securedform.formstack.com/forms/communities_against_hate</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-9921457324933725352017-04-10T05:18:00.000-04:002017-04-11T05:18:54.121-04:00Nightly Actions for Monday, April 10th, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bvk8555ZAJc/WOyctWoRKhI/AAAAAAAAKz4/6Y-6TNIst6k0UN1xJ8S8TrGnUeKxFUrYACEw/s1600/keep-calm-but-keep-resisting.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bvk8555ZAJc/WOyctWoRKhI/AAAAAAAAKz4/6Y-6TNIst6k0UN1xJ8S8TrGnUeKxFUrYACEw/s400/keep-calm-but-keep-resisting.png" vspace="10" width="342" /></a></div><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><br /><br />I want to thank all of my subscribers for bearing with me over the last two weeks. I had a lot of stuff going on with school and work (or lack thereof), and I needed some time off to address it all and catch my breath. Things have been happening very fast since the Resistance began, and it's important to take a break every now and then to fight fatigue and focus on self care. We are many, and there will always be someone there to hold the fort. If you were one of the people holding the fort while I was MIA, thank you! I'm happy to be back and ready to resist again.<br /><br />If you feel like you need to take a break too, go for it! But don't give up! Check out this article for some inspiration:&nbsp;<a href="http://shareblue.com/dear-resistance-from-one-exhausted-yet-persistent-woman/" target="_blank">http://shareblue.com/dear-resistance-from-one-exhausted-yet-persistent-woman/</a><br /><br />Scooby-dooby-doo, we've got some work to do now...<br /><br /><b><u>Upcoming Events</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b><b>Congressional Recess</b><br />Beginning this week, Congress is taking another recess known as a "state work period," which means that your members of Congress (MoC) are required to be in their home states from April 10th to 21st. This is a great time to pay them a visit, give them a call, drop them a line, or attend a town hall (if your MoC actually holds one—I'm looking at you, Senator Toomey). Here are some resources you can use to make an impact during the recess.<br /><ul><li><b>Resistance Toolkit: </b>The Center for American Progress has created a Resistance Toolkit with talking points and information you can use to reach out to your MoC during the recess, whether you're at a town hall or at home. Check it out here:&nbsp;<a href="https://resistanceinyourpocket.com/" target="_blank">https://resistanceinyourpocket.com/</a></li><li><b>Town Hall Project: </b>This helpful website lists upcoming town halls all over the country. Find a town hall near you here:&nbsp;<a href="https://resistanceinyourpocket.com/" target="_blank">https://resistanceinyourpocket.com/</a></li><li><b>Resistance Recess: </b>This website is a combined effort of MoveOn.org, the Daily Kos, and the Town Hall Project. It lists all upcoming Resistance events during the recess, including town halls, rallies, and marches. Find an event near you here:<br /><a href="https://www.resistancerecess.com/event/resistance-aprilrecess/" target="_blank">https://www.resistancerecess.com/event/resistance-aprilrecess/</a></li><li><b>April Recess Town Hall Sample Questions: </b>Indivisible has created a list of tips and sample questions about important issues, which you can use when attending a town hall during the recess. Check it out here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/april-recess-town-hall-sample-questions/" target="_blank">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/april-recess-town-hall-sample-questions/</a></li><li><b>April 13th - Reclaim Recess Webinar: </b>On Thursday, April 13th, at 9pm ET/6pm PT, Indivisible is holding a webinar to discuss this recess's policy priorities and their latest tips on how to hold your MoC accountable. Register here:&nbsp;<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-recess-april-13" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-recess-april-13</a></li></ul><div><b>Marches</b></div><div>This is a big month for Resistance Marches! We have three huge, nationwide marches coming up in the next few weeks. Information for each of them is below.</div><div><ul><li><b>April 15th - Tax March: </b>On Saturday, April 15th (Tax Day), tax marches will be held all over the country to demand that 45 release his tax returns. Learn more and find a march near you here:&nbsp;<a href="http://taxmarch.org/" target="_blank">http://taxmarch.org/</a></li><li><b>April 22nd - March for Science: </b>On Saturday, April 22nd (Earth Day), science marches will be held all over the world to support science, scientists, and evidence-based policymaking. You can even join the march from home by watching a livestream. Learn more and find a march near you here (click "register for a march" to find the virtual march option):<br /><a href="https://www.marchforscience.com/" target="_blank">https://www.marchforscience.com/</a></li><li><b>April 29th - People's Climate Movement: </b>On Saturday, April 29th, climate marches will be held all over the country to raise awareness of climate change and demand action to protect our climate. Learn more and find a march near you here:&nbsp;<a href="https://peoplesclimate.org/" target="_blank">https://peoplesclimate.org/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Syria</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Last week, 45 launched 59 missiles at Syria without approval from Congress (?!). He stated that the missiles were launched in response to a chemical weapons strike that killed over 100 people, stating, "Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children." He did not address the fact that he refuses to allow these same men, women, and children to seek refuge in the U.S. under his Muslim ban. Later, it was reported that Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike (surprise, surprise). Here's how you can help protect Syrian refugees and stop 45 from acting again without Congressional approval.</div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC.&nbsp;</b>Use the following link to call your MoC and tell them that Congress must reassert its Constitutional duty and require 45 to obtain Congressional approval before any further military action:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-10th-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-action-april-10th-2017/</a></li><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign this petition to tell Congress that any debate over Syria must start with welcoming refugees:&nbsp;<a href="http://action.winwithoutwar.org/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/" target="_blank">http://action.winwithoutwar.org/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/</a></li></ul><div><b><u>45's Budget</u></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>45 recently revealed his budget proposal, which wastes billions of dollars beefing up our already massive defense budget and attacking immigrants while slashing funds for things like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), public broadcasting, foreign aid, and Meals on Wheels. Here's how you can help stop it.</div><div><ul><li><b>Call your MoC. </b>Use the following link to call your MoC and urge them not to approve any budget that guts protections for endangered species, funds 45's border wall, expands oil and gas drilling, or gives away control of public lands:<br /><a href="http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=17604" target="_blank">http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=17604</a></li><li><b>Fax your MoC. </b>Use the following link to fax some artwork to your MoC and urge them to protect the NEA:&nbsp;<a href="https://artifax.us/" target="_blank">https://artifax.us/</a></li><li><b>Email your MoC.</b></li><ul><li>Use the following link to email your MoC and tell them to protect our foreign aid budget:&nbsp;<a href="https://my.care.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app322a?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=719" target="_blank">https://my.care.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app322a?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=719</a></li><li>Use the following link to email your MoC and tell them to protect the EPA:<br /><a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/ClimateParents?actionId=AR0074198" target="_blank">https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/ClimateParents?actionId=AR0074198</a></li></ul><li><b>Sign a petition. </b>Sign this petition to support the NO TRUMP Act (yes, that's what it's actually called), which would save money by blocking taxpayer dollars from flowing to hotels owned by the president or his relatives instead of slashing funding for important agencies and programs:&nbsp;<a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/no_trump_act" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/no_trump_act</a></li></ul><div><b><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li><b>LGBTQ+ Issues: </b>Use the following link to record a video or send a message to your MoC telling them to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=899096" target="_blank">http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=899096</a></li><li><b>Net Neutrality: </b>Use the following links to Tweet FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and tell him to protect net neutrality:</li><ul><li><a href="https://act.freepress.net/go/16759" target="_blank">https://act.freepress.net/go/16759</a></li><li><a href="https://act.freepress.net/go/16760" target="_blank">https://act.freepress.net/go/16760</a></li></ul><li><b>45's Ties to Russia: </b>Sign this petition to demand that Rep. Devin Nunes resign from his role as chair of the House Intelligence Committee:&nbsp;<a href="http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/NunesResign/" target="_blank">http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/NunesResign/</a></li><li><b>Government Shutdown: </b>Sign this petition to tell Democrats in Congress to hold the line against Republican threats of a government shutdown:<br /><a href="https://act.credoaction.com/sign/trump_government_shutdown" target="_blank">https://act.credoaction.com/sign/trump_government_shutdown</a></li></ul></div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077093826624922869.post-76790114337995005812017-04-06T03:08:00.001-04:002017-04-06T03:08:27.027-04:00This WeekHi all:<div></div><div><br></div><div>I still have a lot of stuff going on, so I'm going to have to take the rest of this week off. I just popped in to tell you to make sure you call your senators and tell them to vote NO on Neil Gorsuch and NO on the "nuclear option" that Republicans want to use to change the rules. You can find your senators here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/">https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your patience. I hope to be back on Monday. In the meantime, check out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.actionalliance.co/">https://www.actionalliance.co/</a>&nbsp;for daily calls to action from my peers in the Action Alliance.</div><div><br></div><div>Jen Heller Meservey</div><div>The Night Owl Activist</div>Jen Heller Meserveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527244872078153241noreply@blogger.com0